Heather Miller Podesta | |
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| Born | January 8, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia School of Law (JD) University of California, Berkeley |
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Heather Miller Podesta (born January 8, 1970) [1] is an American lawyer and lobbyist based in Washington, D.C. She is also a patron of contemporary art. [2]
Podesta received her J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School and graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley.
Podesta worked as a congressional aide to members of Congress, including U.S. Representatives Robert Matsui and Earl Pomeroy, and US Senator Bill Bradley. She also served as assistant general counsel at the Air Transport Association and general counsel at the Airlines Clearing House. [3]
In 2007, Podesta founded Heather Podesta + Partners, [4] which, as of 2012, was the nation's largest woman-owned government relations firm. [5] The firm's lobbying clients include companies in energy, finance, healthcare, retail, real estate, education, transportation, and weapons. [6]
In 2010, the National Law Journal ranked Podesta as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women Lawyers". [7] In 2012, National Journal ranked Podesta as one of "Washington's Most Influential Women" [8] and GQ named her one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Washington". [9] The Hill has repeatedly named her one of its "Top Lobbyists". [10]
Podesta was once known for supporting and advising Democratic candidates across the country. [11] In the 2012 federal election cycle, Podesta and her colleagues bundled more than $300,000 on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Senate Majority PAC, and individual Democratic candidates. [12]
On March 29, 2017, Podesta renamed her firm from "Heather Podesta + Partners" to "Invariant". She began to hire Republicans. [13] [14] [15]
The firm has since lobbied for large insurance corporations such as Prudential and New York Life. [16]
Podesta sits on the National Advisory Council of the Institute of Governmental Studies. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Ford's Theatre and serves on the Washington D.C. Police Foundation Board. [17]
Podesta, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, is an avid collector of contemporary art. [18] In 2009, Podesta donated Shepard Fairey's iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. [19]
She was named one of the "Philanthropic 50" by Washington Life in 2010. [20] She was named by ARTnews as one of the 200 top collectors in 2012 and 2013. [21] [22]
Heather Podesta grew up as Heather Miller, one of two daughters of Sanford Miller, a distinguished professor of mathematics at SUNY Brockport, and Leslie Jill Miller, an executive with Xerox. [23]
In 2012, Podesta was named by Washingtonian as a "Style Setter." [24]
She married Tony Podesta in 2003; they divorced in 2014. [25]
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